During the address, the prime minister will also launch five initiatives including the Indian Sign Language dictionary of 10,000 words, Talking Books (audiobooks for visually impaired), School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework (SQAAF) of CBSE, and more.
In order to recognise the valuable contributions of teachers and to take New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 a step forward, the Ministry of Education (MoE) will be celebrating Shikshak Parv, 2021 from September 5 to September 17. During the celebration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the stakeholders in the education sector including students and teachers on September 7.
According to the reports, during the address, the prime minister will also launch five initiatives including Indian Sign Language dictionary of 10,000 words, Talking Books (audiobooks for visually impaired), School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework (SQAAF) of CBSE, NISTHA teachers' training programme for NIPUN Bharat, and Vidyanjali Portal for facilitating education volunteers, donors and CSR contributors for school development.
Meanwhile, President Ram Nath Kovind will also confer the national award to teachers through a webinar on September 5 due to the COVID-19 situation. "For the year 2021, the online self-nomination process was followed by a three-tier selection process at district, state, and national level. A documentary film on each of the 44 awardee teachers will also be shown,” An MoE official told NDTV.
In order to honor the teachers for their excellence and commitment in shaping the minds as well as the future of the youth, the national awards to teachers were first instituted in 1958. From the mid-60s onwards, September 5 came to be the fixed date for the function on account of the birthday of Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, former president of India and an eminent educationist.
During the award function, public recognition will be given to meritorious teachers working in elementary and secondary schools. "On September 7 at 11 am, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the teachers, students, parents and stakeholders associated with education. He will be launching five initiatives of the Department of School Education,” the official said.
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